Switch box hanger



Dec. 27, 19.32.

F. J. NYBERG SWITCH BOX HANGER Filed Oct. 26, 1951 j? J Ngwy;

INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 2'77., 1932 .UNITEDsTATEs PATENT orFlcE- FILMORE J. NYBERG, or JULESBURG, coroiuno SWITCH Box HANGER Application led October 26,1931. Serial No. 571,249. j y Y completion thereof and has for the primaryV object, the provision of a device which will be easy and quick to install and will be entirely concealed from view when in use and which will firmly anchor the box in place '10 without the employment of screws or like fasteners. y

Another object of this invention is the pro` vision of an adjustable anchoring medium to be installed kbetween a pair of beams ory rafters of a building by way of the box receiving opening formed in the wall or ceiling and capable of being folded and extended as desired so that it may be readily passed through `the box receiving opening and is provided with means for adjustably and detachably securing a boxv thereto so that the box will be firmly held in the box receiving opening by the beams or rafters, thereby relieving the materials of the wall or 'ceiling from supporting the device as is customary in devices now in use.

With these and'other objects in view, this invention consists in certa-in novel features of construction, combination and arrange- 0 ment of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. y

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing,

in which f Figure lis a longitudinal sectional view of a wall of a building with my invention applied to the beams or rafters thereof and sup.- porting a box within an opening formed in r 4 the wall.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation illustrating the same.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view il '5 numeral l indicates a Wall or ceiling conf direction causing the prongs of both heads to struction including supporting beams or rafters 2 to which the lathing 3 or the like vand the usual inishingmaterial 4 such as plaster, wallboard or the like are secured. To mount a switchbox or outlet box in the wall or ceiling 1,' an opening 5 is' formed in the material 4 in the lathing 3 of-a size to accommodate the box 6.v f

Prior to positioning the box 6 inthe opening, an anchoring element' 7 is passed through the opening 5 and brought into engagement with the rafters or beams 2 as shown in Figures l and 2. lThe anchoring element 7 includesa sectional rod 8, the adjacent ends of which are bevelled in opposite directions as shown at 9 and arranged in overlapped relation.k The bevelled ends of the rods 7 yare detachably secured by 'bolts orlike fasteners 10 so that said rod will be held substantially rigid and by removing one of the fasteners 10, the sections of the rod then may be swung relative to each other for the purpose of foldingy the rod to facilitate the insertion thereof through the opening 5. y One of the sections of the rod 7 is provided `with right hand screw threads while the other section is provided with left hand screw threads and said sections have threaded thereto heads 11 each provided with a plurality of prongs l2 adapted to bite into the beams or rafters. After the rod 7 With'the heads 11 thereon has been passed through the opening 5 it is moved into an extended position that is the sections arranged in endwise relation to each other and the removed fastener l() is replaced to secure the sections in rigid relation. The prongs lof one of the' heads is placed in engagement with one of the beams orrafters and the rod 7 is rota-ted in a proper embed themselves in the beams or rafters thereby firmly anchoring the rod in place so that it traverses the opening 5.

Mounted upon the rod 7 is a'sleeve 'i3 provided witha screw threaded opening for the purpose of receiving one end of a yscrew threaded stud 14. -The stud 14 is passed through ar slot inthe inner wall of the box'. Prior to passing the studlfl throughfthe slot of the box, a nut l5 is threaded thereon and after the placing of the box in position, a nut 16 is threaded onto the stud 14 and against the inner Wall of the box cooperating with the nut 15 in adjustably and firmly attaching the box to the stud, and due to the latter being threaded to the sleeve 13, the box may be adjusted within the opening 5 and firmly held in position.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

across an opening in a wall, a sleeve slidable on said rod, a stud threaded to said sleeve and extending through a slot in a box located Within the opening of a wall, and nuts threaded to said stud and engaging opposite faces of a Wall of the box.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my si nature.

FILMORE J. NYB RG.

1. A hanger for boxes comprising a foldable anchoring element, means adjustably carried by said element for biting into opposite beams of a Wall for supporting said element across an opening in the Wall, and adjustable means carried by said element for securing a box in the opening.

Q. A hanger for boxes comprising a foldable anchoring element having right and left hand screw threads, heads threaded to said element. prongs on said heads to bite into opposite beams of a Wall for supporting the element across an opening in the Wall, and adjustable means carried by said element for securing a box in the opening of the Wall.

3. A hanger for boxes comprising a sectional anchoring rod, right and left hand screw threads on said rod, fastening means between the sections of said rod to permit the sections to be `moved relative to each other and to be fixed relative to each other, heads threaded to said rods, prongs carried by said heads to bite into opposing beams in a Wall having an opening, adjustable meansfcarried by said rod for attaching a box thereto and supporting said box within the opening in the Wall.

4. A hanger for boxes comprising an anchoring rod having right and left hand screw threads and including sections provided With their adjacent ends bevelled and overlapped fastening means for holding the sections rigid relative to each other and adapted to permit one section to be moved relative to the other, beam engaging heads threaded to said rod for supporting the rod across an opening in a wall, and adjustable means carried by the rod for attaching a box thereto within the opening.

5. A hanger for boxes comprising an anchoring rod having right and left hand screw threads and including sections provided With their adjacent ends bevelled and overlapped, fastening means for holding the sections rigid relative to each other and adapted to permit one section to be moved relative to the other, beam engaging heads threaded to said rod for supporting the rod 

